Read it for yourself. Would you agree that this meeting was "scheduled"? Sure looks like it to me. Since the meeting date and time were published in a newsletter posted online for the then-222 members of the Chamber, isn't it logical to understand that the meeting for all members was "scheduled"?
On the morning of October 10 I inquired at the Chamber whether the meeting was still on for 5:00PM because, as a member, I had not received any other notice of the meeting. I understood the cost to a Chamber member to host a gathering - several hundred dollars, at a minimum.
The answer was, "What meeting?" I had a copy of the newsletter with me and showed where it was published.
Later in the day a notice was prominently displayed on the Chamber's website homepage. How did the notice read?
THERE IS NO ALL MEMBER MEETING SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY 10/10
AT 5:00 PM
AT HARRIS BANK
And that notice remained on the Chamber's homepage until October 15, when it should have been removed on Thursday morning, October 11.
The $166.00 renewal for my Chamber dues was billed October 1. I had been considering whether to renew, and I was questioning the value received in exchange for my money. Compared to the Chambers in Crystal Lake, McHenry and Huntley, this chamber offers very little. Yet I had believed in supporting the hometown chamber first, before joining other chambers.
Yesterday I received a call, telling me that I was too critical of the Chamber and that, in fact, I was no longer a member because I hadn't paid my October 1st dues (Invoice Date 10/1/2012). As I put the phone down, I knew I had decided.
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